The strange thing is that I swear we had "The Glow" Pt. 2 (by The Microphones) in our database at one time... I'm going to have to track that one down.

My top 10:

1. Green Day - American Idiot
2. Metallica - Master of Puppets
3. AC/DC - Back in Black
4. Transplants - Transplants
5. System of a Down - Toxicity
6. Green Day - Nimrod
7. Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
8. Metallica - The Black Album
9. Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First
10. Slipknot - Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses

Well, I know that some albums would certainly be in the top reviewed albums on metacritic if they were listed:

The Glow, pt. 2 ~ The Microphones
The Milk-Eyed Mender ~ Joanna Newsom (a 10 on neumu.net !!!)
Thought for Food ~ The Books
Deadringer ~ RJD2
Homogenic ~ Bjork
Portishead ~ Portishead
OK Computer ~ Radiohead
Endless Summer ~ Fennesz

some modern classics that should be listed

sharon jones and the dap-kings newish (released january 2005) album "naturally" really ought to be on metacritic.

i've seen reviews for it in a few places (allmusic, p-fork, stylus, CMG to name some) and they're all absoltuely glowing, yet i think this gem will go overlooked.

please, metacritic, don't let this happen!

Note: Comets on Fire - Blue Cathedral *is* on metacritic.

Here are a few 2005 ones..

Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now

I can think of two reasons this wouldn't be on metacritic. Either there's country-bias against it, or reviews didn't trickle in fast enough to make the radar. But I haven't seen a review lower than 4/5 stars or B+, so I think this'd be over 80.

Mahjongg - Raydoncong2005

I'm not actually sure this one has enough reviews to make it yet.

Akron/Family - Akron/Family

Ditto.

Saturday Looks Good To Me - All Your Summer Songs
Saturday Looks Good To Me - Every Night
Sightings - Absolutes
Sightings - Arrived In Gold
Adult. - Resuscitation
Architecture In Helsinki - Fingers Crossed
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

Here's another one:

Bran Van 3000 - Discosis (2001)

An absolutely fantastic dance-ish album that got overlooked because it's Canadian and their label apparently made no effort whatsoever to tell people in the US it existed. The only review of it I've ever seen is allmusic.

I'm glad to see somebody else is a fan of Bran Van 3000, BtS. I only know the 1998 album Glee, which I discovered through a chance hearing of the semi-hit "Drinking in L.A." I wondered then if I should track Discosis down. Now, I think I will.

Thanks!

Now Playing: "Mysteries Unknown" Elk City Status (Hidden Agenda)

Where is Manitoba's reincarnation Caribou????

also Fiery Furnaces - EP

Milk of Human Kindness isn't out in the US yet. It comes out next Tuesday, and then, I'm 100% sure it will be on metacritic.

Bet it'll get above 80.

I'm sure too, didn't know about the diff release date (Canadian artist...)

on another note, I'm pissed that I can't find Edan and The Books new releases anywhere so far!!!! (vancouver)

I'll have to go downtown and see if they are at the Indie store...

High On Fire's Blessed Black Wings.

The new Books album is amazing.

Muse - Absolution
Flannelmouth - Rain Inside

Uhhh...what about the new Nine Inch Nails album? I know they're not as big as they were in the 90's, but it's still a pretty major release.

from 2005 I'd like to see
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy.
It's been reviewed by almost all the major review sites (NY Times, pitchfork, stylus, tinymixtapes, popmatters, cokemachineglow, all music guide, etc.) and it hasn't recieved a negative review yet. It would probably be top 10 if it got added.

"Back from Samoa" by The Angry Samoans -- 17 minutes of blistering punk, including "Lights Out" (poke, poke, poke your eyes out!), "They Saved Hitler's Cock", "Homosexual" and "Not of This Earth." I particularly like this album because the lead guitar player, Greg Turner, was my calculus teacher. No joke. And inside the jack, he's wearing a shirt from "The Fried Abortions." I love it.

Jaga - What We Must
Black Mountain - s/t

These still not reviewed here. Surprised about Jaga....unless release date in States is forthcoming...

Shakira's Fijacion Oral vol. 1

It seems to be one of the best reviewed pop albums in a while, and there are enough reviews for it to featured (NY Times, Amazon.Com, AllMusicGuide, Billboard, E!, Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Sun-Times)

Okkervil River is becoming more and more 'ommission of the year'.

So, I went around to a few sites listed in the 'how do we calculate' section.

Allmusic - 70 (3 1/2 stars)
Austin Chronicle - 88 (4 stars)
Cokemachineglow - 82
Junkmedia - 80 (4/5)
Lost At Sea - 90 (9/10)
Pitchfork - 85
Popmatters - 90 (9/10)
Stylus - 100 (A)
Tiny Mix Tapes - 80 (4/5)


The strict average of these reviews is 85, and of course, that's before it gets curved up. If the non-linkable sources give reviews as good as the linkable sources, then Okkervil River, if included, would probably have the highest metascore of the year. If not, it'd be up there. 87-89, probably. (And I have a feeling the professional publications haven't touched it yet..)

I know I've seen print reviews of Okkervil River, as well. I think Harp, Paste, and Magnet have reviewed it.

I have to imagine that the Music Editor will rectify this quickly, as is normally the case with omissions.

I noticed the Shakira album popped up shortly after Rod's post.

A followup: in a PM tp the Music Editor, on a different topic, I mentioned the Okkervil omission. Hope that helps.

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